INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An influential trade body which represents Big Tech firms such as Meta, Apple, Amazon, X (formerly Twitter), Google, Snap Inc and others
controversial Online Safety Bill.In a statement issued on Tuesday (23 Jan.), the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) challenged that the
submissions as well as engagements such as hosting representatives from the Ministry of Public Security at the annual Online Safety Forum
unequivocally stand by our position that the Online Safety Bill, in its current form, is unworkable and would undermine potential growth and
committed to working with the Government of Sri Lanka to create a more workable and effective Online Safety Bill that aligns with global
prohibited purposes, to suppress the financing and other support of communication of false statements and other related matters.However, the
Bill has come under fire for some of its problematic aspects, with the AIC, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Bar
Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), and the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) voicing concerns.The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) is
an industry association comprising leading Internet and technology companies.Co-founded by eBay, Google, Nokia, Skype, and Yahoo! in 2010,
the trade association lobbies government agencies to address public policy issues and facilitate the development of the internet economy in
Airbnb, Grab, Twitter, Yahoo, Booking.com, and Cloudfare.
